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rt . " Friday, February 7, 1986 Vol. 46 No.29 Committee votes for less '1 if r f 4 - V - 'A ; Clowning around Signpost photoDave Bnmley Dr. Gary Wilden has fun during open Wilden is not Lupo, he is the chair of hour encouraging people to laugh while the health, P.E., recreation and dance dressed as "Lupo the Clown." When department. NUSAT talks back to WSC Editor's Note: This is the first in a series on the NUSAT program. This installment will focus on the problems and procedure of contacting NUSA T I. by JaNae Barlow Asst. News EditorFeatures Recent developments in communications with the NUSAT I satellite put Weber State College's project instigators close to the goals they had last April. The satellite's L-Band receiver was turned on Jan. 25, 1986, to see if it could pick up FAA radar signals, and ground controllers were surprised. The satellite was unable to respond to this program earlier due to its length. "Immediately, it picked up 20 sets of pulses," said Bill Clapp, assistant professor of electronics at Weber and one of the faculty advisors for NUSAT I. The next step in the project and the last to realize 100 per cent of its original goals is programming the satellite to focus on and measure L-Band signals sent from Frances Peak. Frances Peak is the mountain just above Farmington and is responsible for much of the air traffic control at the Salt Lake City airport. The satellite, launched on April 29 by astronaut Don Lind from the space orbiter Challenger, was designed to measure the patterns of Air Traffic Control radar beacon antenna. These radar operate at frequencies entitled L-Bands. The L-Band receiver NUSAT I is equipped with is capable of picking up these signals from radar dishes used by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). With this capability, members of the FAA can measure air traffic better because of additional knowledge of the wave patterns of the radar. The ground controllers for NUSAT I were unable to test this capability sooner because of several factors involved in communicating with the satellite, (see NUSAT on page 3) by Loretta Park Asst News EditorGov't Affairs CAPITOL HILL, SALT LAKE CITY The higher education appropriations subcommittee approved a 4.3 million dollar increase for Utah's higher education system yesterday. The proposal will be set before the executive appropriations committee before it goes to the Legislature for a final vote. Some lawmakers wanted to divide the original motion and vote on each motion in the proposal separately. Dr. Stephen D. Nadauld, WSC president, and Chase Peterson, U of U president, argued against the motion to divide the proposal, saying the whole package would fall apart. The committee is sending a message with this proposal, according to Representative Lorin N. Pace. "We are not just here to appropriate money but to make a statement for higher education," Pace said. "A few years ago, we made a commitment to improve and increase the quality of education. We launched the ship and now we want to torpedo it," he told committee members. All Utah college and university presidents have presented their cases before the committee. They have all stated how their institutions have been hampered in economic development due to lack of funds, Pace said. "A country that is too poor to support its universities is a country that will remain poor," Pace said. Representative Gayle F. McKeachnie from Vernal said there is not an unlimited amount of funding available and requested the committee remain in the bounds set for it by the executive appropriations committee. The approved proposal will not adversely affect Weber State College, according to President Nadauld, as long as the committees or the Legislature decide not to cut or increase budgets due to enrollment. One representative noted that higher education has greater needs than the committee has funds. "We are not adequately funding the colleges and universities," he said. If the committee approves cuts in the budget, "it could have devastating effects," said Dr. Rolfe Kerr, commissioner of higher education. Part of the proposal approves reimbursed overhead for universities and colleges. Reimbursed overhead, according to President Nadauld, occurs when an institution has a contract with a private business to do research. The business pays for the use of the building and the utilities, and the Legislature budgets an amount for utilities and operational costs of buildings. Formerly, the money from the business used to go into the general education fund, but the universities asked for 50 percent to be returned to the individual schools several years ago. The proposal, if approved, would change reimbursed overhead to 90-10. 90 percent would go directly to the universities and 10 percent to the Board of Regents to be divided among the seven smaller Utah colleges. This would cover the cost of enrollment cuts, Kerr said. Projected enrollments cuts amount to $2 million. There are no salary increases included in the proposal for next year. The one-time library surcharge is also removed from the proposal. The committee will meet again nextMonday. Athletics allocated one-fifth fees Editor's Note: This is the second in a four-part series concerning student fees. This installment looks at the athletic department and how its portion of student fees is used. by Loretta Park Ass't News EditorGov't Affairs One of the largest areas funded by student fees is the athletic program. The athletic department receives $14.92 per quarter from each full-time student. This is approximately 20 percent of the student's fees. This is an increase of $2 over last year, and it has more than doubled since 1974, when it was $6.67 per student. One-third of the athletic department's funds comes from the general education fund designated by the Legislature. The other two-thirds is generated from student fees, gate receipts and related incomes. Wildcat donations from businesses, and guarantees are also included, said Gary T. Crompton, WSC athletic director. All funds are lumped into one pot, Crompton said. One-third of the funds goes to salaries, equipment and travel. There are approximately 300 athletes who are on a scholarship. "Student fees probably pay for the scholarships," Crompton said. "The athletic department is the most supported department on campus," he said. More students participate either actively or passively in the athletic department. "It is a value to the campus because we are the most visible part of the campus," Crompton said. "The athletic department is in the newspaper, television, radio and other media almost every day. It shouldn't necessarily be this way because, nationally, we WSC have a very good educational program. CONVOCATION BUILDING BOND ASWSC INSTRUCTION ALSA 1 iTHi mr irttttttttt I 1 XjS UNION V "Hi BUILDING RhFURSBISHMKNT HEALTH CENTKR Weber State has hosted two NCAA basketball championships. This has put Weber State on national television for over three hours, Crompton said. "What other department gets that exposure?" "We are fighting the 'Harrison High' image and we are winning the battle," Crompton said. Weber has had a basketball series with the University of Utah for several years and, so far, Weber is one game ahead of the U of U. Benefits students receive from their student fees every quarter, according to Crompton, are being able to watch the football and basketball teams at a fraction of the season ticket cost. vsee ATHLETICS on page 6)

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rt . " Friday, February 7, 1986 Vol. 46 No.29 Committee votes for less '1 if r f 4 - V - 'A ; Clowning around Signpost photoDave Bnmley Dr. Gary Wilden has fun during open Wilden is not Lupo, he is the chair of hour encouraging people to laugh while the health, P.E., recreation and dance dressed as "Lupo the Clown." When department. NUSAT talks back to WSC Editor's Note: This is the first in a series on the NUSAT program. This installment will focus on the problems and procedure of contacting NUSA T I. by JaNae Barlow Asst. News EditorFeatures Recent developments in communications with the NUSAT I satellite put Weber State College's project instigators close to the goals they had last April. The satellite's L-Band receiver was turned on Jan. 25, 1986, to see if it could pick up FAA radar signals, and ground controllers were surprised. The satellite was unable to respond to this program earlier due to its length. "Immediately, it picked up 20 sets of pulses," said Bill Clapp, assistant professor of electronics at Weber and one of the faculty advisors for NUSAT I. The next step in the project and the last to realize 100 per cent of its original goals is programming the satellite to focus on and measure L-Band signals sent from Frances Peak. Frances Peak is the mountain just above Farmington and is responsible for much of the air traffic control at the Salt Lake City airport. The satellite, launched on April 29 by astronaut Don Lind from the space orbiter Challenger, was designed to measure the patterns of Air Traffic Control radar beacon antenna. These radar operate at frequencies entitled L-Bands. The L-Band receiver NUSAT I is equipped with is capable of picking up these signals from radar dishes used by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). With this capability, members of the FAA can measure air traffic better because of additional knowledge of the wave patterns of the radar. The ground controllers for NUSAT I were unable to test this capability sooner because of several factors involved in communicating with the satellite, (see NUSAT on page 3) by Loretta Park Asst News EditorGov't Affairs CAPITOL HILL, SALT LAKE CITY The higher education appropriations subcommittee approved a 4.3 million dollar increase for Utah's higher education system yesterday. The proposal will be set before the executive appropriations committee before it goes to the Legislature for a final vote. Some lawmakers wanted to divide the original motion and vote on each motion in the proposal separately. Dr. Stephen D. Nadauld, WSC president, and Chase Peterson, U of U president, argued against the motion to divide the proposal, saying the whole package would fall apart. The committee is sending a message with this proposal, according to Representative Lorin N. Pace. "We are not just here to appropriate money but to make a statement for higher education," Pace said. "A few years ago, we made a commitment to improve and increase the quality of education. We launched the ship and now we want to torpedo it," he told committee members. All Utah college and university presidents have presented their cases before the committee. They have all stated how their institutions have been hampered in economic development due to lack of funds, Pace said. "A country that is too poor to support its universities is a country that will remain poor," Pace said. Representative Gayle F. McKeachnie from Vernal said there is not an unlimited amount of funding available and requested the committee remain in the bounds set for it by the executive appropriations committee. The approved proposal will not adversely affect Weber State College, according to President Nadauld, as long as the committees or the Legislature decide not to cut or increase budgets due to enrollment. One representative noted that higher education has greater needs than the committee has funds. "We are not adequately funding the colleges and universities," he said. If the committee approves cuts in the budget, "it could have devastating effects," said Dr. Rolfe Kerr, commissioner of higher education. Part of the proposal approves reimbursed overhead for universities and colleges. Reimbursed overhead, according to President Nadauld, occurs when an institution has a contract with a private business to do research. The business pays for the use of the building and the utilities, and the Legislature budgets an amount for utilities and operational costs of buildings. Formerly, the money from the business used to go into the general education fund, but the universities asked for 50 percent to be returned to the individual schools several years ago. The proposal, if approved, would change reimbursed overhead to 90-10. 90 percent would go directly to the universities and 10 percent to the Board of Regents to be divided among the seven smaller Utah colleges. This would cover the cost of enrollment cuts, Kerr said. Projected enrollments cuts amount to $2 million. There are no salary increases included in the proposal for next year. The one-time library surcharge is also removed from the proposal. The committee will meet again nextMonday. Athletics allocated one-fifth fees Editor's Note: This is the second in a four-part series concerning student fees. This installment looks at the athletic department and how its portion of student fees is used. by Loretta Park Ass't News EditorGov't Affairs One of the largest areas funded by student fees is the athletic program. The athletic department receives $14.92 per quarter from each full-time student. This is approximately 20 percent of the student's fees. This is an increase of $2 over last year, and it has more than doubled since 1974, when it was $6.67 per student. One-third of the athletic department's funds comes from the general education fund designated by the Legislature. The other two-thirds is generated from student fees, gate receipts and related incomes. Wildcat donations from businesses, and guarantees are also included, said Gary T. Crompton, WSC athletic director. All funds are lumped into one pot, Crompton said. One-third of the funds goes to salaries, equipment and travel. There are approximately 300 athletes who are on a scholarship. "Student fees probably pay for the scholarships," Crompton said. "The athletic department is the most supported department on campus," he said. More students participate either actively or passively in the athletic department. "It is a value to the campus because we are the most visible part of the campus," Crompton said. "The athletic department is in the newspaper, television, radio and other media almost every day. It shouldn't necessarily be this way because, nationally, we WSC have a very good educational program. CONVOCATION BUILDING BOND ASWSC INSTRUCTION ALSA 1 iTHi mr irttttttttt I 1 XjS UNION V "Hi BUILDING RhFURSBISHMKNT HEALTH CENTKR Weber State has hosted two NCAA basketball championships. This has put Weber State on national television for over three hours, Crompton said. "What other department gets that exposure?" "We are fighting the 'Harrison High' image and we are winning the battle," Crompton said. Weber has had a basketball series with the University of Utah for several years and, so far, Weber is one game ahead of the U of U. Benefits students receive from their student fees every quarter, according to Crompton, are being able to watch the football and basketball teams at a fraction of the season ticket cost. vsee ATHLETICS on page 6)